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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Luke E. Wright

President Roosevelt has read the letter from Assistant Secretary of War Robert Shaw Oliver, as well as the letter from Judge Advocate General of the Army George B. Davis. In Roosevelt’s opinion, the court-martials of Lieutenants John J. Moller and Claire R. Bennett were “an outrageous miscarriage of justice.” Roosevelt wishes he had the legal power to change the action of the court-martial and, barring that, informs Secretary of War Wright that he would like to punish them in any way that he can for as long as he is president for the damage they have done to the reputation of the army. (Moller and Bennett were tried on charges of allowing torture of Filipino prisoners to try to extort information from them)

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt is delighted with the army’s preparations under Secretary of War Taft. He thanks Taft for sending Judge Advocate General George B. Davis’s opinion on the right to intervene in Cuba. However, if intervention is necessary, he would “not dream of asking the permission of Congress.” He regards the treaty as the law and he “shall execute it.” Roosevelt requests Taft give speeches in Colorado and Idaho.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-17

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt sends Secretary of War Taft a draft of the message he intends to submit to Congress regarding repayment to the Catholic Church for the destruction of churches in the Philippines. Roosevelt would have submitted the message sooner had Archbishop J. J. Harty of the Philippines not publish a letter which would have made it look as though Roosevelt was acting, not because it was the right thing to do, but in order to gain an advantage in the elections.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt is concerned regarding the case of First Lieutenant Albert S. Odell. Judge Advocate General George B. Breckenridge reported that Odell may be able to mend his ways. Given Odell’s positive service record of over seven years, Roosevelt asks whether Secretary of War Taft thinks a punishment less severe than dismissal may meet the case. Roosevelt has asked Odell’s father, William S. Odell, to speak with Taft.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-05-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Roscoe Day

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James Roscoe Day

President Roosevelt does not understand why Chancellor Day and Lieutenant George S. Richards’s father did not insist that Richards resign, when both did not trust him with money because of his mental condition. Roosevelt thinks that Richards should not have been allowed to resume duty, and refuses now to restore him to the service.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-09-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Wright’s Official History of the Spanish-American War

Wright’s Official History of the Spanish-American War

This exhaustively illustrated account of the Spanish-American war seeks to present the official history of the war according to the United States War Records Office. It encompasses the events leading up to the war, the war itself, as well as its resolution and aftermath. While it mentions the various engagements taking place during the war, most of the focus is on Cuba and the action of the United States Navy and Army in fighting Spanish forces there in support of Cuban rebels. It additionally includes general information on the theaters of war, including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.

Collection

Smithsonian

Creation Date

1900

Creator(s)

Wright, Marcus J. (Marcus Joseph), 1831-1922

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from William H. Taft to Theodore Roosevelt

Secretary of War Taft informs President Roosevelt that he spoke to the bureau heads and Generals James Franklin Bell and Fred C. Ainsworth upon his return. He details the plans devised by the Army General Staff for three expeditions to Cuba. If military intervention is warranted, Taft favors “going with as much force as we can command, …to end the business at once.” He suggests Roosevelt inquire of Attorney General William H. Moody if they have the right to intervene in Cuba without asking permission of Congress.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-15

Creator(s)

Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930